Anilios obtusifrons

Anilios obtusifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Anilios
Species:
A. obtusifrons
Binomial name
Anilios obtusifrons
Ellis & Doughty, 2017
Synonyms
  • Ramphotyphlops nema Shea & Horner, 1997
  • Austrotyphlops nema Wallach, 2006

Anilios obtusifrons, also known as the blunt-snouted blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet obtusifrons (“blunt-snouted”) refers to the snake's appearance.[1]

Description

The snake grows to about 22.5 cm in length.[1] It is moderately long, slender and unpigmented.[2]

Behaviour

The species is oviparous.[2]

Distribution

The species occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion of Western Australia. The habitat is typically Acacia woodland or shrubland with scattered mallee on brown loam soils. The type locality is 23 km south of the town of Kalbarri.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Blunt-snoutedblind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Anilios obtusifrons ELLIS & DOUGHTY, 2017". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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